Temporary employment permit

(1) A temporary employment permit may be issued by the Director to any person who satisfies the Director of Immigration of Nationality Services that he wishes to enter Belize for the purpose of employment there and is the person described in a current voucher issued for the purposes of this section by or on behalf of the Minister responsible for Labour. (2) A temporary employment permit shall entitle the holder thereof to enter Belize within the period stated in the permit, and to remain therein for the purpose of engaging in the employment specified in the permit for such period as is stated in the permit. (3) The Director may cancel a temporary employment permit, if the person to whom such permit was issued fails to take up such employment or to continue therein. (4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1) to (3) of this section, the Director may, subject to such conditions as he may impose, permit the holder of a temporary employment permit to work for an employer other than the employer specified in the permit.